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June 2018
Kids in the Shed
This is your chance to celebrate being a kid and doing what kids do best…having fun! Bring your kids, parents and grandparents to this super fun family day out at the markets.
Find out more »Themed Sunday: Designer Sunday
Here’s a new reason to visit the markets – our new Designer Sunday. This monthly event, held on the third Sunday of every month, showcases fresh-thinking Australian designers, makers, and artists. See dynamic groups of creatives featuring their awesome designs in jewelry, fashion, accessories, homewares, and artwork. Designer Sunday will feature many of our stallholders who previously attended Bling on Sundays, but we’ll also have several new, innovative designers joining in.
Find out more »July 2018
Creative Fibre
Creative types unite! Be inspired by the originality of the region’s most talented textile artists showcasing and selling their work at our annual Creative Fibre. This day offers an excellent opportunity to engage with the textile artists who call the Canberra region home.
Find out more »Macrame Pot Hangers with Annette Boyd – 8 July, 2018 – 10am-12pm
$40
In this two and a half hour workshop you will learn several basic macrame knots - handy for making all kinds of home decor items and accessories. You will take home a beautiful plant hanger of your own design. All materials are included. Each participant will walk home with their own macrame pot hanger made from 100{3af86be1dbf6b50cd03e2bcd2285762760e37a6f5d377a4d478ea180667b1e3d} cotton. Additional Information: The workshop will be held in the office space above the ground level office. The stairs can be accessed in between…
Find out more »Knit a Coffee Cup Cosy with the Knitter’s Guild Queanbeyan – 10am-12pm
$40
In this two-hour workshop you will learn how to make your own re-usable coffee cup cosy presented by Antoinette Buchanan and Libby Hay from the Knitter's Guild Queanbeyan. Students will be introduced to several techniques for seamless knitting, and practice knitting with double pointed needles, the magic loop technique and seamless knitting with two circular needles. Selecting one technique, students will make a reusable coffee cup cosy to take home. Students will receive: Class notes and pattern 1 set double…
Find out more »Crochet w/ Love: 100% Natural Fibre Scarf by Frances Carleton
$90
In this two-hour crochet workshop, you’ll be provided with everything you need to start crocheting a 100{3af86be1dbf6b50cd03e2bcd2285762760e37a6f5d377a4d478ea180667b1e3d} natural fibre scarf for winter Learn the basics of crochet with Frances from Crocheted w/Love. From casting on, single crochet, double crochet, and finishing. You’ll learn a range of stitches that will put you on the path to a lifetime of crochet. A kit with all the necessary materials for the workshop will be provided (value approx $40). Each kit includes fiber, hook, and handouts…
Find out more »Needle Felting with the ACT Textile Arts Association – 10am-12pm
$30
In this 2-hour workshop, you will learn how to repair moth holes in your favourite woollens and/or make a flower brooch or pin cushion using needle felting. All materials will be supplied and is included in the ticket price. Bring woollen garments to repair and any wool rovings and felting needles if you have them. No previous experience required to repair garments or make a flower brooch with needle felting. Time permitting, a pin cushion can also be made. Additional Information:…
Find out more »Macrame Pot Hangers with Annette Boyd – 8 July, 2018 – 1pm-3pm
$40
In this two and a half hour workshop you will learn several basic macrame knots - handy for making all kinds of home decor items and accessories. You will take home a beautiful plant hanger of your own design. All materials are included. Each participant will walk home with their own macrame pot hanger made from 100{3af86be1dbf6b50cd03e2bcd2285762760e37a6f5d377a4d478ea180667b1e3d} cotton. Additional Information: The workshop will be held in the office space above the ground level office. The stairs can be accessed in between…
Find out more »Knit a Coffee Cup Cosy with the Knitter’s Guild Queanbeyan – 1pm-3pm
$40
In this two-hour workshop you will learn how to make your own re-usable coffee cup cosy presented by Antoinette Buchanan and Libby Hay from the Knitter's Guild Queanbeyan. Students will be introduced to several techniques for seamless knitting, and practice knitting with double pointed needles, the magic loop technique and seamless knitting with two circular needles. Selecting one technique, students will make a reusable coffee cup cosy to take home. Students will receive: Class notes and pattern 1 set double…
Find out more »Crochet w/ Love: 100% Natural Fibre Granny Squares by Frances Carleton
$75
In this two-hour crochet workshop, you’ll be provided with everything you need to start crocheting a 100{3af86be1dbf6b50cd03e2bcd2285762760e37a6f5d377a4d478ea180667b1e3d} natural fibre Granny Squares. You'll have a choice of colours. Learn the basics of crochet with Frances from Crocheted w/Love. From casting on, chain stitch, double crochet, granny clusters, and finishing. You’ll learn a range of stitches that will put you on the path to a lifetime of crochet. This design is a classic and once you’ve mastered it can move on to many other…
Find out more »Needle Felting with the ACT Textile Arts Association – 1pm-3pm
$30
In this 2-hour workshop, you will learn how to repair moth holes in your favourite woollens and/or make a flower brooch or pin cushion using needle felting. All materials will be supplied and is included in the ticket price. Bring woollen garments to repair and any wool rovings and felting needles if you have them. No previous experience required to repair garments or make a flower brooch with needle felting. Time permitting, a pin cushion can also be made. Additional Information:…
Find out more »August 2018
Portobello Road in August
Say goodbye to winter with a day out browsing through an eclectic mix of quirky and interesting treasures on this, our last Portobello Road event for 2018.
Find out more »Themed Sunday: Collectable Sunday
Fancy yourself as a collector? On the fourth Sunday of the month, we highlight collectables – anything from records, to furniture and antiques. If it’s worth collecting, you’ll find it here. On Collectable Sunday, we host a range of different stallholders who deal in an ever-changing stock of collectable items including ceramics and glassware, china and vintage clothing. If you’re into collecting smaller items, you’ll find things like small antiques, lamps and vinyl records. Larger collectables featured on this day…
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